Growing Lettuce

lactuca sativa : Asteraceae / the daisy family

Mar	Apr	May	Jun
S	S	S
	T	T	T
	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Lettuce in Australia - tropical regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden, or start in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks.. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 27°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 20 - 30 cm apart
Harvest in 8-12 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Carrots, Onions, Strawberries, Beets, Brassicas, Radish, Marigold, Borage, Chervil, Florence fennel, leeks.
Avoid growing close to: Parsley, Celery

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10 Mar 09, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Georgie, Sounds like your lettuce maybe getting too much sun. I grow mine in filtered sun/semi shade in summer and they cope much better.
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07 Feb 09, georgie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): virtually every seedling lettuce I put in wilted and died within a week or so. what sort of conditions do they like??mine were in sun with enriched soil
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05 Feb 09, sharon matthews (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Gerri...ive heard that lettuce needs to be grown fast for it to be sweet. Lots of nitrogen rich organic liquid fertiliser.
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14 Jan 09, sam (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am having trouble with growing my lettuce ,they r in the shade and get loys of water including thrive but they r dying can anyone help. cheers sam am in brisbane
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01 Dec 08, Gerri (Brisbane) (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My Iceberg letttuce grew fast and look perfect but are not sweet. Any tips on how to grow sweet lettuce (and other veggies) in Brisbane please?
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21 Sep 08, PaulinBrisbane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Wondering if anyone can tell me the minimum soil depth Lettuce requires ?
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29 Jul 08, Barbara in Lane Cove (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm growing very happy lettuce in hanging baskets in the middle of my clothes line - it's the best place for winter sun, plus the slugs haven't found their way up there (yet) :-) There's still room for the washing around the outside.
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28 Jul 08, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I grow lettuce through the winter frosts. They thrive under agri-fleece material, and survive uncovered so long as the ground doesn't freeze. A chinese cos-style lettuce 'Glenda White' that I got from seed savers years ago does particularly well through winter.
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28 Jul 08, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate): I am on the Mornington Peninsula area in Vic which often has frosty temps in Winter. I have lettuce growing from June-Aug with no major frost problems, or pests. Bunnings sells organic pest sprays which are okay.
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26 Jul 08, Wayne (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Can lettuce be grown in a area where frost is common in winter?spring
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